Early development of bacterial community diversity in emergently placed urinary catheters

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Approximately 25% of hospitalized patients have a urinary catheter, and catheter associated urinary tract infection is the most common nosocomial infection in the US, causing >1 million cases/year. However, the natural history of...

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Main Authors: Foxman Betsy, Wu Jianfeng, Farrer Emily C, Goldberg Deborah E, Younger John G, Xi Chuanwu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2012-06-01
Series:BMC Research Notes
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Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1756-0500/5/332